{"product_id":"the-opportunist-a-novel-isbn-9781443467339","title":"The Opportunist: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deliciously sly, compulsively readable tale about greed, power and the world’s most devious family, for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSuccession\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Alana Shropshire’s seventy-six-year-old father, Ed, starts dating Kelly, a saucy twenty-eight-year-old, a flurry of messages arrive from Alana’s brothers, urging her to help “protect Dad” from the young interloper. Alana knows that what Teddy and Martin really want to protect is their father’s fortune, and she tells them she couldn’t care less about the May–December romance. Long estranged from her privileged family, Alana has no stake in the game, and as a hardworking single mom, she has more important things to worry about. But when Ed and Kelly’s wedding is announced, Teddy and Martin kick into hyperdrive, and eventually persuade Alana to fly to their father’s 900-acre West Coast island retreat to perform one small task in their plan to lure the “gold digger” away from their father. Kelly, however, proves a lot wilier than expected, and Alana becomes entangled in an increasingly dangerous scheme full of secrets and surprises. Will she be able to escape her brothers’ elaborate web of deceit? Just how far will her siblings go to retain control?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmart, entertaining and brimming with shocking twists and turns, \u003cem\u003eThe Opportunist\u003c\/em\u003e is both a thrill-ride of a story and a razor-sharp view of who wields power in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The rich are different and Elyse Friedman brings the receipts in this twisty story of familial double crossings. \u003cem\u003eThe Opportunist\u003c\/em\u003e is a visceral joy to read and Friedman's storytelling has more levels than a superyacht. She never hides from the staggering truth that money, in fact, changes everything.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Schultz, author of Little Threats and The Blondes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Opportunist\u003c\/em\u003e is a wry and unsettling novel featuring one of the most conniving families ever committed to paper. It’s a dark Highsmithian treat about love and greed and murder, and it will make your screwed-up family look like the von Trapps. I devoured it in one sitting. Highly recommended.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Redhill, author of Bellevue Square\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eThe Opportunist\u003c\/em\u003e, family brings unavoidable dangers. So does money. So does our memory of who we used to be. For her part, Elyse Friedman brings wit and pace and plenty of surprises to a novel you think you’ve figured out at least three or four times, but each time you’ll be thrilled when proven wrong.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Pyper, author of The Residence and The Demonologist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It's midnight and you promise yourself you’ll read just a few more pages of \u003cem\u003eThe Opportunist \u003c\/em\u003ebefore turning out the light. Well, suddenly, it’s 2:47 a.m. and you’re completely hooked and dying to know how the story will end. Tomorrow will be a total write-off, and you can blame Elyse Friedman and this extraordinary book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeil Smith, author of Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Part thriller, part family story, \u003cem\u003eThe Opportunist\u003c\/em\u003e is by turns funny and shocking--a twisty, page-turning delight.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLynn Coady, author of Watching You Without Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick Crean Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890336035045,"sku":"NP9781443467339","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781443467339.jpg?v=1730233060","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-opportunist-a-novel-isbn-9781443467339","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}